Students from Mrs. MacElhaney’s classroom at Pierce Middle School recently spent time at the Harmon Club in Rockland, where they experienced a day of golf and fitness.
Schools
2013 Milton High Valedictorian Address
Following is the address given by Valedictorian Ellen Chow at last weekend’s 2013 Milton High School graduation. Congratulations to Ms. Chow and all the members of the MHS class of 2013. Click “Read more” for video.
“Marathon” of school over, Milton grads told to seek their next challenge
from The PatriotLedger.com
from Patriot Ledger – Ailsa Jeffries, salutatorian and Ellen Chow, valedictorian
Ailsa Jeffries looked out at her classmates, all of them clad in red and white gowns, and remarked on how much they had changed since the days when they were “awkward freshmen wandering the halls” of Milton High. (Read the full story here.)
See also photographer Ray Chambers’s slide show of the graduation. You can find it here.
Milton Library teen book club announces June selection and meeting date
The Milton Public Library’s teen book club has selected A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner as its June pick. When Cass’s best friend Julia dies in a car accident, she leaves behind plans for a musical called “Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad.”
MHS alumni play tribute to teacher and mentor, Ms. Ostrem
A long, sustained applause – photo by Steve Nelson
This evening over 30 MHS alumni played a tribute to their string teacher, Ms Ostrem, for her years of dedication and life lessons she taught through music. She is retiring at the end of this year. The ensemble included students as far back as the class of 1996. Please click “Read more” for additional photos, a video by Brian Kelley that captures the spirit and warmth of the piece and the moment, Bernstein’s Somewhere from West Side Story, come through. The applause at the end of the piece was long, sustained, and so well deserved. Thank you Ms Ostrem . . . for everything.
Fontbonne Preview & Transfer Info Night
Fontbonne Academy invites middle and high school girls to attend Admissions Preview and Transfer Information Night on Wednesday, May 29, at 6:30 pm
Contact Admissions for more information: admissions@fontbonneacademy.org – 617.615.3014
MHS Boosters Varsity Athletes Banquet
On May 29th at 6:00 pm, Milton varsity letter winners will be honored at the 35th annual Varsity Awards banquet sponsored by the Milton High School Boosters. Tickets for parents, siblings and friends can be purchased online at the Boosters website at www.miltonboosters.com. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children. Bring your paid receipt to the banquet – no tickets will be sold at the door. Seating starts at 5:30 p.m.
Sen. Joyce Invites Glover Students, Parents to Celebrate Walk to School Day
State Senator Brian A. Joyce is inviting the students and parents of Glover Elementary School to join him, school administrators and their peers in celebrating Massachusetts Walk and Bike to School Day
Annual Milton K-12 Art Show
Come Wednesday night to enjoy the beautiful Artwork and Musical performances by Milton Public School Students. There will be one piece of artwork from EVERY elementary student (gr. K-5) and every student in an art class grades 6-12!
Milton High School / Copeland Family Field House / 25 Gile Rd / Milton, MA 02186
Tucker has a new principal
by Frank Schroth
Superintendent Mary Gormley has announced the new principal for the Tucker Elementary School. Dr. Elaine McNeil-Girmani will take the reins on July 1 of this year. She arrives from the Empower Charter School in Brooklyn, NY where she was the Assistant Principal/Academic Director.